The Saint Helena pound is issued by the Britishoverseas territory of Saint Helena. It is fixed at a parity of 1:1 with the UK pound sterling. Image File history File links Saint_Helena_5_pounds. ... Image File history File links Saint_Helena_5_pounds. ... A United Kingdom overseas territory (formerly known as a dependent territory or earlier as a crown colony) is a territory that is under the sovereignty and formal control of the United Kingdom but is not part of the United Kingdom proper (almost exclusively Great Britain and Northern Ireland). ... The pound sterling is the official currency of the United Kingdom (UK). ...
Coins are issued in denominations of 1p (one penny), 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1 (one pound), and £2, whilst banknotes are issued in denominations of £5, £10, and £20. This article is about monetary coins. ... A variety of coins considered to be lower-value, including an Irish 2p piece and many US pennies. ... As a unit of currency, the term pound originates from the value of a Troy pound weight (Latin libra), of high purity silver, and is the currency unit of a number of countries: Cyprus pound in Cyprus Egyptian pound in Egypt Lebanese pound in Lebanon Syrian pound in Syria British... A £20 Ulster Bank banknote. ...
St Helena does not have a central bank of its own, and the only banking services on the island are provided by a commercial bank, the Bank of St. Helena. St. Helena banknotes and coins are issued by the St. Helena Government, not the Bank of St. Helena.
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